We hiked at Halapta Tastanaki from the Pruitt Trailhead a few days ago and before we left, we drove into the grassy area where the horse trailers park. NO ONE was there that day! It has huge live oak trees but they are spaced so that the trailers can unload the horses with plenty of room to drive around and back out after a ride. We love to drive around back there and we always see birds.
But on this particular day we saw baby birds!
And lots of them!
The craziest part of it was the different birds that we spotted in the same area.
The bluebirds were the most fun to watch. They were swooping and soaring and chasing each other just like you would expect youngsters to do!
Most of the photos I got were those onlookers from the fence!
They stayed there without moving much.
And then there was this cute fellow.
A young Mockingbird!
And then this appears to be a young Red-bellied Woodpecker.
What a great ending to a fun hike!
Summer time hiking....
you gotta love it!
I’m joining Saturday’s critters HERE
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...wow, you sure found a bunch! Enjoy your weekend.
Cute chicks!
be well... mae at maefood.blogspot.com
all babies are cute and adorable! birds, dogs, cats, any living species is cute. you sure found the mother lode of baby birds. the trailer parking sounds perfect...
Diane, I loved seeing the baby birds. I like to watch them here too . Some seem to not want to be far from their mommy. You did get a variety of birds. Blessings, xoxo, Susie
Sweet photos of the baby feathered friends ~ Wow! What a beautiful day for you ~ ^_^ ~ Wonderful photography!
Live each moment with love,
A ShutterBug Explores,
aka (A Creative Harbor)
I love all your birds. They are one of my favorite things to watch. I don't get to see the bluebirds very often. They really are beautiful. You have a super day, hugs, Edna B.
All those lovely birds! I so enjoyed seeing your photos! Thank you for your sweet comment over on my blog about my books too, you are very kind. Have a wonderful weekend dear Diane XXX
So many sweet baby birds! I've had lots of baby Blue Jay's Cardinals and Woodpeckers in my back yard lately. I just love watching the babies play. Have a fantastic weekend :)
Lots of beautiful birds and nice new banner too.
Thanks for sharing and have a wonderful weekend.
Hello Diane,
The Bluebirds are one of my favorite birds, I always enjoy seeing them.
Great sightings of the young Mockingbird and the Woodpecker. Your new header photo is lovely, great shot of the hummer. Thank you for linking up and sharing your post. Enjoy your day, have a happy weekend! PS, thanks so much for leaving me a comment.
Oh my heavens, what precious little birds! I so want to take a walks like your walks! You always find the most beautiful birds ever!
Looks like you hit the day after many young birds fledged from their nests. Bluebirds probably have 4/5 or 6 young in a nest so that explains why so many. Must be good feeding spots where you live. Enjoy your day.
that's a great spot and it is a good time of year to visit there, you will have to remember!! hehehehe, i doubt you will forget!!
i really enjoyed seeing the baby bluebirds, i never see them here and it is such a joy to see the pictures you have shared!!
funny to see the red bellied, the babies head without any color!! have a great weekend!!
That is wonderful to see so many different baby birds in the same area.
So many baby birds! I've been seeing baby Robins this week but no Bluebirds.
Wow! You got some great photos of the young birds! AMazing how many different ones too! What a treat!! Thank you for sharing them with us. That was delightful!
Glad to see the birds are doing what the birds and the bees do best.:)
They're so pretty or cute and all interesting.
I love all the birds and what a very good photographer you are. Hiker too of course.
Didn't you say you have a BMW? I would not trade it for a Jeep. A Jeep, used as an SUV, got a pretty lousy rating in Consumer Reports a couple of years ago. I don't know if that has changed. And if you are not tall, it may not be comfortable for you. The only way I would get one would be as an extra car, a sort of fun thing to ride around in. I never liked the Jeep until I got the Honda for highway driving and kept the Jeep for the back roads here.
How fun to see so many baby birds. Always so fun to watch the babies of any species. Hope you are having a great weekend.
Maybe you happened to 'view' a day care for the all the youngsters--oh how fun was it to watch them all--glad you found them--
luv, di
What a wonderful assortment of birds! Most of the babies around here arrive much earlier in the summer.
You got some great captures on your hike! Cute baby birds!
These are absolutely fantastic pictures. I wouldn't have been able to walk for looking.
Baby birds are cute. You had a great hiking day.
great bird images! and the way you descrive the area, it's perfect for you to explore and find those feathered!!
thank you for sharing & linking in this weeK at IRBB Diane.
Wonderful!
Have a blessed day!
The babies are so cute and kind of "messy." ~grin~ They remind me of the old saying; "Looks like they don't have their _hit together yet." LOL
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Oh my!!!!!!
Button Willow Cottage!!!!!!
I remember how I loved this blog!!!
And you have it, still, on your Blog List. 8 years ago, was last posting.
You have lots of very old blogs, still on your Blog List.
Well, thank you for having hers.
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Such little cuties to look at and I imagine the music they create is heavenly. Thanks for sharing your hike with us :)
How fun to see all those different kinds of birds.
Wow, you have really captured all of these wonderful baby birds so beautifully!
Great variety of birds! Beautiful photos!
o.my, how sweet they are those little things. You have to love them. :)
Thanks for sharing.
But I don´t appreciate those fences. They are raised on many places where I live and the deer´s have no place to go, and I can´t find them :(
Tuviste mucha suerte al ver tantos pajaritos, me encantaría haberlos visto. Buen día.
Awwww... how wonderful. Your posts always make that sound like the best ever nature hike ... and to see that many baby birds makes it even more amazing.
It is encouraging that the bluebirds have had such a good year. It is not so long ago that they were in steep decline. They appear to have had a successful breeding season here too.
Sweet photographs :)
All the best Jan
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